Bellissima Brunello!
An hour and a half south past Siena is Montalcino country and we dined and tasted with the Sesti’s, who are famously hospitable.
An hour and a half south past Siena is Montalcino country and we dined and tasted with the Sesti’s, who are famously hospitable.
We then had a very long drive south to Carmignano to see the charming and very tall Beppe Rigoli at Fattoria Ambra to taste his Carmignano Riservas, a DOC which was the first to include Cabernet with the Sangiovese. The...
News of the stature of the 2004 Barolo vintage is already circulating. The Wine Advocate is incredibly positive, so with eager anticipation I left the cold blustery horror of Luton last Monday bound for Turin to meet Robin our wine...
Before our last Italian trip, I was fortunate enough to be invited to explore the wine growing region around the Mount Etna side of Sicily. Despite being a huge fan of director Giuseppe Tornatore (of Cinema Paradiso fame) and having...
A. Michel Brégeon’s vines in the Loire Last week I spent a glorious three and a half days in the Loire Valley, a feat in itself because it usually takes that long just to drive across it! It is one...